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Saikyo Cardfighter R

True Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant "Zillion" And then there's this. I actually still have my Descendant deck from 2014, so hooray nostalgia, I guess. Descendant "Zillion" has an ACT skill, which gives him a new ability for a G Persona Blast, as long as the heart's Descendant. After he finishes attacking a vanguard, if the attack did not hit, once per turn you can Counterblast 1 and Soulblast 2 and pitch 3 cards from the hand to stand him and take one Drive Check away.   So at least he allows you to pitch anything and not just Eradicators, unlike base Descendant. The problem is I don't see how this makes him more appealing than, say, something like the Ace. A re-standing Vanguard ought to be serving as both a catch-up tool for damage gap and/or as a finisher. Because this has no purpose other than for use in Late Game, he is useable ONLY as a finisher. Say what you will, but on 4 damage, even if a Critical wasn't scored, it's still 1 damage before your re-stand with the Ace, amirite?   Doesn't help that the Eradicators are sorely lacking in the good control department compared to something like Vanquisher. Get if Magia makes you unhappy so you can use this in conjunction with Conquest but overall, you will prefer Conquest.   3/5

Winston Fairwinds

[True Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant "Zillion"]   Cue all the people whining about Zillion not having a critical. We can't get everything, I suppose. So, unlike G3 Descendant, Zillion has a soulblast cost as well, meant to be mitigated by the Eradicators support that came out in set 9, as well as the pre-existing Cho-Ou.   Zillion, just like G3 Descendant, is a "my opponent is at 4-5 damage" Stride. If your opponent is at 3 damage or below, they'll just take their chances and hope you don't check 2 critical triggers. And naturally, sacking triggers isn't a guarantee.    Problem is, Zillion has two flaws that has even a Narukami enthusiast like me hesitating to dust off the old Eradicator deck. One: even though can be a first Stride, he's not really effective at that role, unless you checked criticals and pushed your opponent to 4-5 damage before striding into Zillion. Two: he's heart restricted to Descendant. Descendant did not receive the same toolboxing options Raging Form did, making both this stride and the Descendant-specific support cumbersome to include in an Eradicator build. (Run the superior ride chain, be my guest. I'll just be not-so-silently laughing to myself whenever I see that minus happen.)   A for effort, I guess. Grab Zillion if you love Oldguard.   3/5